TAMPA (SNN-TV) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette is “likely” to be placed on injured reserve because of the hamstring injury that left him on crutches Sunday night.
Fournette will miss the rest of the regular season, but is expected to return for the playoffs.
With Fournette sidelined, the Buccaneers are signing Le’Veon Bell, pending a physical, to back up Ronald Jones.
Bell is expected to be in Tampa on Wednesday morning, and he will go to the active roster and not the practice squad.
Bell last played for the Baltimore Ravens, where in five games he rushed for 83 yards on 31 carries with two touchdowns and caught one pass on two targets.